US government shutdown
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- North America
One in eight Americans go hungry as shutdown ravages world’s wealthiest country
The crisis in the United States right now isn’t that government is broken; it’s that so many people have simply stopped expecting it to work.
- Cory Alpert
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- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down
Past US shutdowns have been brief and had only minor impacts on the economy and markets. This time could be very different.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Government debt
The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump
Neither Republicans nor Democrats want to be blamed for the disruption a shutdown would create – but it would give the US president even more power over spending decisions.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- USA
The US may get a one-week shutdown reprieve, but chaos in Congress continues
This is no way to run a country. For the fourth time this financial year, the US Congress appears likely to avert a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding measure.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Government debt
It’s five to midnight, again: US debt drama isn’t good for America, or the rest of us
The US government will run out of money on Saturday unless a last-minute deal on the debt ceiling is struck. It says a lot about the state of US politics and the challenges Joe Biden faces in trying to implement his agenda.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Republican senators defy Trump, reject national emergency declaration
Donald Trump will be forced to issue his first presidential veto, after 12 Republican senators voted to reject his declaration of a national border emergency.
- Matthew Knott
'Walls work': Trump declares national emergency to build border wall
President Donald Trump plans to siphon billions of dollars from federal military construction and counter-drug efforts to fund his promised border wall.
- Alan Fram
'Off the rails': Inside Trump's attempt to claim victory, almost sinking border wall deal
"Zero chance you could spin this as a win for Republicans," one Republican congressman said, adding that the bipartisan deal was "a total capitulation" and "a waste of three weeks".
- Robert Costa and Rachael Bade
Trump likely to grudgingly sign border deal to avoid another shutdown
Senior congressional Republicans, showing little appetite for another shutdown after being heavily criticised for the previous one, urged Trump to support the new agreement.
- Matthew Knott
Top US lawmakers agree on border funding averting shutdown
US congressional negotiators say an "agreement in principle" has been reached on border security funding, potentially averting another federal shutdown.